Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in AIMS: Asia and the Pacific
AIMS: Asia and the Pacific: Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity was 84.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in AIMS: Asia and the Pacific, 2011–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in AIMS: Asia and the Pacific is 84.2%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 38.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in AIMS: Asia and the Pacific peaked at 84.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 58.1%, in 2011.
That places AIMS: Asia and the Pacific 109th out of 200 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in AIMS: Asia and the Pacific, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 58.1% | — |
| 2012 | 58.2% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 59.4% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 60.7% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 62.2% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 63.7% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 64.7% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 66.2% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 72.5% | +9.6% |
| 2020 | 78.3% | +8.0% |
| 2021 | 78.7% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 82.4% | +4.6% |
| 2023 | 84.2% | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 84.2% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 62.9% | 58.1% | 72.5% | 9 |
| 2020s | 81.6% | 78.3% | 84.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near AIMS: Asia and the Pacific
- 106 Colombia 87.6% compare
- 107 Syrian Arab Republic 86.9% compare
- 108 Marshall Islands 85.9% compare
- 109 Panama 85.2% compare
- 110 Nepal 83.3% compare
- 111 Micronesia, Federated States of 81.9% compare
- 112 Djibouti 81.5% compare
More education data for AIMS: Asia and the Pacific
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 366.63 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.6455 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 175.71 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 17.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.3932 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 191.31 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 190.92 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in AIMS: Asia and the Pacific?
- Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in AIMS: Asia and the Pacific was 84.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of primary schools with access to electricity recorded in AIMS: Asia and the Pacific?
- The highest recorded value was 84.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with access to electricity recorded in AIMS: Asia and the Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.1% in 2011.
- How does AIMS: Asia and the Pacific rank for proportion of primary schools with access to electricity?
- AIMS: Asia and the Pacific ranks 109th out of 200 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of primary schools with access to electricity rising or falling in AIMS: Asia and the Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this AIMS: Asia and the Pacific data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release